Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. We want others to find us attractive; we want to be desirable. We may even, perhaps, want them to be envious of our hard-earned, properly-placed curves we’ve achieved … or that we’re currently striving to achieve. Why? Why do we place value on other people’s opinions of our bodies? Why do we fear …
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Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. ‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, all things pumpkin-spice, and perhaps a few too many spiked egg-nogs. Something else is supplied in abundance this time of year too: Guilt. Shame. Punishment. All for, get this, eating food. Scroll through social media and alongside tempting holiday recipes are …
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or listen on iTunes. The last time you ate an unforgettable meal at a new restaurant, read a captivating book, took a trip to a place that changed your life with its beauty -- did you tell everyone who would listen about it? You had the most wonderful experience and wanted others to enjoy it too, so you told them, “It’s …
Image credit Unsplash Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or listen on iTunes. The brain is an amusing organ. We frequently put it to use in a manner we think is helpful and productive, but is actually the opposite. Like at Thanksgiving when your brain prods you to keep piling more tasty, only-get-it-once-a-year foods on the plate. We can totally eat …
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download the MP3, or listen on iTunes. “Ugh, I hate my thighs.” “I hate seeing this flab on my stomach.” “I need to work out more because I hate how my arms look in tank tops.” Ask almost any woman if there’s a part of her body she’d like to change or improve and you’ll likely receive an immediate reply. Perhaps you’ve said …
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Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download the MP3, or listen on iTunes. I’m no longer captive to disordered eating. But that doesn’t mean I never struggle or feel the tug of old, destructive habits. Like a scar from a sutured wound leaves a permanent reminder of the event, so too did my stint with obsessive eating habits create a lasting mark on me. It fades …
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Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. The goal of fat loss isn't (usually) the problem. It's the mindset that often evolves from a seemingly never-ending fat loss pursuit. Fat loss isn’t executed as a simple objective, structured process that lasts for a designated time -- it gradually morphs into a definitive, emotionally-fueled, …
Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below or listen on iTunes. “Screw fat loss,” she declared, “I’m going to get strong.” Those words poured from a client’s lips almost six years ago, and she hasn’t turned back since. She isn’t the only one choosing fitness goals that don’t have a damn thing to do with fat loss, and reaping the myriad rewards a new path …
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